How It Went Down
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Kekla Magoon
A 2015 Coretta Scott King Author Honor BookWhen sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson dies from two gunshot wounds, his community is thrown into an uproar. Tariq was black. The shooter, Jack Franklin, is white.In the aftermath of Tariq's death, everyone has something to say, but no two accounts of the events line up. Day by day, new twists further obscure the truth.Tariq's friends, family, and community struggle to make sense of the tragedy, and to cope with the hole left behind when a life is cut short. In their own words, they grapple for a way to say with certainty: This is how it went down.This title has Common Core connections.
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Author
Kekla Magoon
Pages
336
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Published Date
2014-10-21
ISBN
1627791590 9781627791595
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"didn't really feel like much of an ending but really good and easy to connect to all the chachters. "
Savannah Ucha
"How it went down is about how it went down after Tariq Johnson died from two gunshot wounds. Tariq was black and was shot by a white guy named Jack Franklin. People were wondering what he did to be shot. Everyone who saw it thought something different from another person. Some think it was Tariq fault and some think Jack had no need to butt in to "help".<br/><br/>How It Went Down was a good book. Kekla Magoon did a great jobShowing everyone's point of view on the shooting. In my opinion, it was a little bit confusing sometimes. I would read this book again so I can understand it a little better. One question I have is what year does it take place in because I either missed it or it wasn't mentioned, all it says is that the shooting was on June 2nd at about 5:30 pm."
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Maddie Ross